The Dillon tribune., 1887-08-19
aLEANlNGs FROM THE ROCKIES.
Events Transpiring in Our sister State.
and Territories.


Events TranspirinE in Our sister States
and Territories.
Dining cars will run over the Oregon
Short Line ON and after Sept. rst, and fast
trains soon run through.
General Manager Potter in an interview
with Denver Republican reporter on the
10th, stated that the interest on the debt Of
the South Park had been paid and applica.
ton for 4 receiver withdrawn.
Denver, Col, is to have college model
ed after Wellesley or vassar. The LA.
dies College Society,"" which has the mst.
ter in charge, will set to work to raise
$4,000 in real estate and cash.
The "patent press" meeting in South ID
aho, August 10, will be an historical featSre
Of the Territory and the Union. No such
pondcrous gathering Of fintellects has taken
place since Baalam and his ass went on a
pilgrimage Statesman.
Joshua Brown tells US that the claims Of
the Philadelphia Company, Of which o.
Mintzer is manager, at Pine Greek, arc in
excellent shape-that they are running )
tunnels and have made splendid road run.
! ming from the mine to the river. Besides
this, he says that better ore has been nncov.
cred than was in sight when the sale WAS
made. Idaho Recorder.
About thirty years ago there lived
young Indian on the Umatilla who was
noted for his unsurpassed horsemanship.
His most remarkable feat was 10 crawl un.
der the horses neck while ut full speed,
come up on the other side and regain his
seat in the saddle. Another Indian was
won't to ride from Umatilla to the Dalles, a
distance Of 100 miles, between sun and
sun. This was always accomplished on
one horse.
A new strike in the lower tunnel OF, the
Ramshorn, within the past few days, has
opened 15.inch body Of ore that samples
500 ounces per ton. Assays from select
pieces have gone as high as 1890 ounces.
This is one Of the largest bodies Of such ex
tremely high grade ore, ever uncovered in
!. the mine from the time of its discovery
The tunnel which tapped this ore body is
: about 1890 feet IN length, and the ore is
also about 1900 feet perpendicnlarly from
the suriace.-Challis Messenger.
On the run between Pocatello and Sl,o
i, shone, "Wednesday, Fred Sargent engineer,
and II. F. Crisman fireman, were somewhat
burned by the smoke.stack choking up,
when tho accumulated gas forced the fire
out over them from the fire. box. Chrisnan
was almost suffocatcd for moment with
the flames and fumes of the coal, and being
forced backwar fell off the engine while
running at full speed, landing in the sane
without injury except having his hands
and face severely blistcred, and a sigh,
bruise from the fall,--Shoshonc 1o"rxai
!. An emigrant outfit consisting OF forty one
\ persons, hailing from the borders Of north,
$ west Arkansas and southwest Missouri
{ are camped below town.. They started for
k Washington Territory, but the nearer they
got the more discouraging reports they hear
). Of that country, and have finally made up
f thei: minds to locate in this county. They
, seem 10 be an Industrious class aud mos,
all the young men of,hc party have accept
ed positions in the harvest field AS nine
ty.tivc per cent OF the colony arc ofthc II W
blue Democracy, we doubly welcome them
!, among U.s. Albion Zimcs
ketchu,n keystone: Col. Brodhead left
on last Monday for the Moose creek pac
crs, sixteen miles from Salmon City, in
5 Lcmhi county. The placer field is said to
be one OF the finest gold. producing proper
ties in Idaho. Col. Brodhead makes the
c trip in the interest OF Il number OF eastern
capitalists who desire to secure the ground
and work the same ON an extensive scale
r With that end in view the property is TO be
, bonded for the sum Of $,5o,ooo, pending
the arrival Of a representative OF the east.
e1n syndicate and the settlement of prelim.
mary matters connected with the purchase
Drunkenness, or Liquor Habit, can be Cured
by Administering DIR. Haincs' Golden